Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 10 – the home stretch.

After 10 days on the road, 4 locations and nearly 2,500 kms, we are now back to the  "normality" of suburban home life.  Funny thing is though, it doesn't feel so normal.  The biggest thing we've noticed is that we don't feel the cold.  We haven't even been looking to turn the heater on until … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 10 – the home stretch.

Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 8 – Wentworth Falls.

We are now at the tail end of our holiday and were keen to put in one more adventure before leaving the Blue Mountains. Originally, we had planned to move camp to a place near Canberra today to stay 2 nights before heading home.  In reality though, it didn't seem such a good idea to … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 8 – Wentworth Falls.

Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 6 – Katoomba’s Scenic World.

We awoke this morning to icy conditions - white grass, hard tents and a layer of ice a couple of mm thick on the buckets.  Despite the chill, today actually seemed warmer than yesterday as there was no wind.  As the sun rose it warmed us up nicely.  The kids (well, Adam) were pretty excited … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 6 – Katoomba’s Scenic World.

Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 5 – The sights of Katoomba.

Day 5 and the main purpose of our trip was here.  The Blue Mountains.  Out of the 5 of us, Jamie is the only one who had been there before. We've been blessed with fantastic winter weather on this trip - it is cold (winter), but during the day the sun has been shining.  Couldn't … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 5 – The sights of Katoomba.